Brooklyn Bugle Book Club: “A Sting in the Tale: My Adventures with Bumblebees” by Dave Goulson
Consider the bumblebee. It’s big and scary looking, it’s not supposed to be able to fly but it does,…
April 25, 2014-
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Sudan Stories: The Story of N – Imprisoned and Blinded
Recorded in March 2014 as part of a media training by Small World News in Cairo, Egypt. Download Audio N is from a city in Sudan. I met her during our training course in Cairo. N was a media student for two weeks and I had to opportunity to know her well. In Sudan, N has a reputation […]
April 23, 2014
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Sudan Stories: The Story of M – Sell a Kidney or Make Bombs
Recorded in March 2014 as part of a media training by Small World News in Cairo, Egypt. Download Audio M is a Sudanese activist living in Cairo. As a young man in Sudan M was kidnapped, forced to join the military, and punished for refusing to learn bomb-making tactics. Years later M was released and […]
April 22, 2014
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REMARKABLE INFORMATION! The Right to Bear Anchovies!
I find Monty Q’s on Montague Street a perfectly serviceable, generally pleasant, and thoroughly convenient eatery. I truly do. …
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Downtown Brooklyn’s Fulton Mall Gets Free WiFi and Excuse for Celebratory Selfies
Yesterday Brooklyn beep Eric Adams and members of the Downtown Brooklyn business community gathered to celebrate free wifi coming to the Fulton Mall. What did they do to mark the occasion? Take selfies of course!
April 18, 2014
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The Story Behind the Long Island Bar and Restaurant from Emma Montero Sullivan
Long Island Bar and Restaurant owner Emma Montero Sullivan spoke with NYC Media’s Neighborhood Slice recently. She discusses how she came to own the bar, how she met her husband (both served as bartenders) and eventually why she made the decision to rent it out to Toby Cecchini, and partner Joel Tompkins who have kept […]
April 18, 2014
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Brooklyn Bugle Book Club: “The Woman Upstairs,” A Novel by Claire Messud
Women’s anger is an uncertain thing. It’s deserved, but sometimes we hold back from expressing it. Nora Eldridge, the…
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Tell the Bartender Episode 32: A Series Of Firsts
Listen to Episode 32: A Series Of Firsts Download From iTunes Here In this Episode: Evan Davis recalls the first time he did comedy, had sex, and got drunk. This did not all happen in one night. Coree Spencer tells us about the first time she moved out of her house due to impossible circumstances, and found […]
April 13, 2014
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Brooklyn Bugle Book Club: “Vernon Downs” a novel by Jaime Clarke
Pity poor Charlie Martens. Since his parents died without making adequate provision for him, Charlie bounced from relative to…
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REMARKABLE INFORMATION! Baseball is Back, Staples an’ all!
Recently, a rather stunning headline in the sports pages caught my eye: “Aroldis Chapman Has a Head Full of…
April 9, 2014